WOOHOO

Kanaka — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:44:01 +0000

A fantastic time was had by all who attended the 5th annual Cairns Blues Festival held on 11 May at the Fitzroy Island Resort. Organisers would like to thank everyone who braved the weather and came out to play, and especially those who travelled for miles and miles to get there! They would also like to thank all of the artists who provided spectacular entertainment from start to finish! Thanks also goes out to Fitzroy Island Resort management and staff for providing a magic venue, and top notch North Queensland hospitality. All sponsors and supporters of the festival are to be thanked for their fantastic support, and encouragement. Once again the festival had a great crew of volunteers, and we thank them for their time, their smiles and their enthusiasm. Without the support, encouragement and participation of all of those above – the Cairns Blues Festival wouldn’t be!

2013 PROGRAM

Pauline — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:42:43 +0000

9.50PM BILLY T.K. JUNIOR & THE GROOVE SHAKERS (NZ) ~

8.30PM THE MASON RACK BAND ~

7.10PM HATZ FITZ & CARA ROBINSON ~

6.00PM BLAKE SABAN 3 ~

5.00PM BLUESVILLE STATION ~

4.00PM SUGARCANE COLLINS ~

3.00PM THE HILLBILLY GOATS ~

2.00PM LUKE R. DAVIES ~

1.00PM ROCKABILLY BLUES XPRESS

12.00PM CARINDA CHRISTIE ~

The Cairns Blues Festival program finishes at 11pm. The first ferry back to Cairns leaves Fitzroy Island at 11.30pm. The bar at the festival will remain open until 2am. The last boat back to Cairns leaves Fitzroy Island at 1.30am.

Book your tickets.. and don’t miss the boat!!!

GETTING TO THE FESTIVAL

Kanaka — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:09:44 +0000

Book your tickets and ferry transfers through TICKETLINK only.

YES! There is a ferry returning to Cairns on the night of the festival. Contact TICKETLINK for bookings.

Please note that due to ferry operations TICKETS WILL ONLY BE ON SALE UNTIL 5pm WEDNESDAY 8 MAY, 2013. Please get in before then.. and don’t miss the boat!!!

Contact Fitzroy Island Resort direct for all of your accommodation needs (07) 4044 6700.

PAST EVENTS

ROADSHOW #21

MACHANS BEACH HALL, Saturday 16 February from 6pm

Once again, a great night was had by all! Our hats off to all of the bands who came and entertained us, donating their time and talent to support the annual Cairns Blues Festival. Big THANKS to Eddie Skiba and The Durand Line, Lindsay Boyd & The Taste, and KABOOM! Special thanks also to Jim Cadman who did a terrific job teching on the night. Sheila from the Machans Beach P&C did a great job in the kitchen, on her Pat Malone, thank you. Thanks also to our fabulous sponsors: Pacific Music (sponsors for the 5th year in a row!), Designer Signs (also on board since the inaugural event), and Think Office Technology (sponsors since 2011). Thanks is also due to Entertainment Cairns, ABC Local Radio, Cairns FM, and Jesse Kuch at The Cairns Post. And the evening just wouldn’t have happened without the tireless efforts of the following: Kitty, John, Gregory, Kathy, Cheryl, Karen, and Gary. And a special thanks to the Cairns Blues Festival most committed members: Kellie and Peter. A great job done by everyone involved, and one step closer to putting on an amazing festival, on Fitzroy Island, on Saturday 11 May!!!

ROADSHOW #20

ROCKABILLY BLUES IN THE HOUSE

Thank you to everyone who turned out on Saturday 17 to make the Rockabilly Blues night the great success that it was! Thanks to all the musicians who shook the floor boards and had the crowd up and boogying all night long – you made our night, thank you. And thanks to the audience – who came from far and wide – for your enthusiasm, your support, and your fine dancing moves – where would be without the dancers? Thanks to Diane and Shakti for supplying us with delicious food. Thanks to the Machans Beach community for welcoming us into your neck of the woods. Thanks to Cairns FM, Coast FM and to ABC Far North for your continuing support. And finally thanks to the volunteers who give their time freely every time, and who make these events possible, and help to keep the blues alive in FNQ!

Volunteers needed

Cairns Blues Festival needs you. A very small band of volunteers keep this event alive. As well as running a raffle every Sunday at the Red Beret Hotel for the past 4 years, we now run 2 every Sunday at the Trinity Beach Hotel, and 1 at The Pier on Friday afternoons. If you would like to donate a small or large amount of your time please email Pauline at info@cairnsbluesfestival.com.au or Kitty at finance@cairnsbluesfestival.com.au

AGM

The annual general meeting is scheduled for December – date TBC. If you have some time to commit to this fantastic little festival, and some skills that you think might be of use in the running of such an event please consider joining this small band of committed individuals. If you are interested drop an email to Pauline – info@cairnsbluesfestival.com.au. We look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks!

The dust has finally settled on another outstanding and inspiring Cairns Blues Festival. And what a festival it was! An event this good doesn’t happen without some very dedicated and enthusiastic people making it happen. Organisers would like to thank the following:

All of the musicians who performed and contributed to what was an outstanding day of live blues music!

The MCs who kept the day rolling along smoothly – Tony Hillier, Jason Hagen, Kim Hurley, Aleta Tulk, and Jim Cadman.

Our generous sponsors: Cairns Regional Council, Events Queensland Regional Development Program, Southern Cross Media’s SeaFM and Chanel 10, Hot Off The Press Publicity, Designer Signs, Chip Monk Media, Events NQ, Pacific Music, Progig, Cairns Post, Accor’s Cairns Colonial Club Resort, Hides Hotel, Buddha Bar, Blues Sky Brewery’s Cairns Gold, Think Office Technology, Port Douglas Radio, Brothers, Kanaka Creative, Jackson & Jackson Refrigeration, Print Broker Network, Havanah Live Music Café, Loud Shirt Networks, Martin Clarkson Cleaning, and the Northern Herald.

Our supporters: Ill Palazzo Boutique Hotel, AVIS, Mini Car Rentals, Chopper’s Motorcycle Tours, Edge Hill Butchery, Red Beret Hotel, Civility Hair Beauty & Day Spa, Sugarworld, River Song Retreat, Monsoon, Cairns SES, Queensland Fire Service, Wayne Leonard’s Motorcycles, Suncorp, Bendigo Bank, QLD Country Credit Union, MacDonalds, Geo Pickers Camping World, L J Hooker, Battery World, Machans Beach Primary School, CRC’s Creative Partnerships.

All participating community groups and festivals: Top of the State Car Club, Cairns Hot Rod Club, Ford Club, QLD Fire Services, Mission EVOLVE Music Festival, Wallaby Creek Festival, Reggaetown World Music Festival, Cairns Ukelele Festival and St. John’s Ambulance.

The photographers who captured so many magical moments: Peter Dillon, Colyn Huber, Christine Howe, Mimi Tannaka, Vivien Howe, Greg Dwyer and Caz Williams. See gallery.

A special thanks to the Heyday Youth Festival and the Cheeky Monkey Club for coordinating our children’s area this year.

All stall holders who came from far and wide.

Our tireless, dependable, and awesome volunteers – especially coordinators Kate and Gary.

The media, who let the world know who, what, and where we are.

And last but certainly not least, you the audience who also came from far and wide. Especially the dancers, the bubble blowers, and the WOOHOO Girls!!!

Thank you to each and every one of you. Together we all make this an outstanding day of live blues music, fun and festivities – the effects of which continue to reverberate long after the day is done.

Until next year

Keep Bluesin’ On

From

The Committee

Cairns Blues Festival Inc.